Import json workflow in n8n docker

[EmeraldHerald]

Hi @alceni - thanks for posting, and sorry to hear you’re having trouble with this?

When you try to import from the CLI, are you running these commands?

docker exec -it -u node n8n n8n import:workflow --separate --input /yourfolder/here
exec -it -u node n8n n8n update:workflow --all --active=true

Another user mentioned that if you run the commands as node, they should work:

Unable to import workflows/credentials when running n8n w/ docker

Ah, figured it out. The problem is that when you enter a shell in the container (or run a command like I am), it’s being done as root. Most of the n8n stuff in the container is owned by the user node. There’s some weird permission stuff going on I guess. If I run the import commands as node, my workflows and credentials show up in n8n. docker exec -it -u node n8n n8n import:workflow --input=workflows.json docker exec -it -u node n8n n8n import:credentials --input=credentials.json

Can you give these a try and see if they fix it up for you?